Teaching in Further Education: An Outline of Principles and Practice (Cassell education)

by L.B.Curzon (Author)

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  Paperback
  1997

  $5.82

  Designed for those studying for teaching qualifications, and for practising lecturers, this text relates teaching theory to current practice in colleges of further education. It places an emphasis on the practical nature of the teaching process. For this edition, there are new chapters on the concept of intelligence in relation to the teaching-learning situation, and on the theories of Bruner and Skinner. There is also a section on lesson planning and preparation together with new material concerning the transfer of learning, sequencing of instruction and the evaluation of lectures. Computer-assisted learning is also considered and the concept of the teacher as manager is analyzed.

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  Paperback
  2003

  $3.25

  The 6th edition of this successful textbook, first published in 1997, includes up-dated material on many issues as well as new chapters on lecturing techniques, intelligence, the nature versus nurture debate, computer-assisted learning and study techniques. New material is provided on the following areas: advances in teaching theory relating to memory, the transfer of training, research relating to conditioning theory, discipline in colleges and adult learning. All reading references have been thoroughly up-dated and the book has a new appendix, including new topics for discussion.